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[SPEC] Postcard Code Solution?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:09 pm

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RI_Barnica · Veteran Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 124

Holy, bloody hell! Shocked

[Edit: Well actuall, you get 6.02223066 EE23, whereas Avogadro's number is 6.0221419900 EE23. But, heck, what's 0.001472% difference among friends? ]

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:17 pm

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Alex Smith · Decorated Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 162

Er... wow. This could be something. Perhaps Avogrado will be used as a password in the future... for the moment, this is still spec, though. Smile

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:22 pm

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RI_Barnica · Veteran Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 124

So would that make the post card e-mole? Is the number just a stinkin' pun?!?!? e-mole...e-mail... heh, heh.

SPEC? I'd say itd be a heck of a coincidence!

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:24 pm

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Spankit

Well, actually I was originally thinking that Avogadro's number was supposed to translate into some sort of crazy badge number (6022ew or something), but yeah e-mole makes a lot more sense. Very punny, don't you think? Ha ha ha...alright, now you have permission to beat me to a bloody pulp.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:41 pm

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tanner

thats the best attempt at the bloody number so far

well done

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:53 pm

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firefox · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 333

good work. Smile

hopefully we can leave this terrible terrible terrible memory behind us. once and for all. (goes off to do the math with grav const and speed of light and some others anyways.)

dam.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:53 pm

StarryNight

This is definitely new! I'm torn between saying "avogrando's number is 24 digits and this is way too close to be coincidence" and saying "how would they have gotten that much accuracy in the 24 digit number?"

On the net, I can find e out to a million digits easily, but for avogrando, the only agreement seems to be "6.022 x 10^23" Several sources give 3 or 4 more digits of precision, but they all seem to disagree on what those should be. I haven't seen anything on the net yet that would justify the precision of the 24 digit number. Confused

Still, this could the breakthrough that we've been looking for for the past 5 months! Razz

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:58 pm

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firefox · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 333

Rob_Riv · Unfettered Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 350

so.. is this all actually correct then?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:38 pm

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am520dj

great job at finding this spankit, i thought everyone had given up.

you know, i dont care anymore if it really isnt the answer, it works, and now we can let it be. i'd rather think it was a simple pun than not having an answer at all.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:17 pm

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POTUS

Wow! That's awesome! Eight posts and you solve the 24-digit number. At this rate PC will be over by Monday afternoon!

E-Mole does pun with E and Mole, but is it "email" or another e-mole? Like and electronic mole, like a Spy???

Von?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:40 pm

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Oh yes, POTUS. I'm holding the Cube in my hands as we speak...and by Cube I mean assignment for my 4000 word paper due tomorrow. So, anyone know anything about low-cost pressurized irrigation technologies in Third World Countries and their social implications??? How about we all give that riddle a try....

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:24 pm

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[PCGF]dbarnett · Boot Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

well done.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:58 pm

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Soddin' 24-digit number and a 4000-word essay! What do you do for an encore? Very Happy

**Posted:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:12 pm

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